Patna High Court

Gaudi DeviversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 18 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL REJECTED
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The second anticipatory bail application is rejected.

Summary

The petitioners, Gaudi Devi, Yoga Paswan, Priyanka Devi and Kabita Kumari, were implicated in a criminal case (PS Case No. 258 of 2025) and filed an anticipatory bail application before the High Court of Patna. This was their second attempt to obtain anticipatory bail after an earlier application was presumably denied. The petitioners sought relief on the ground that they feared arrest in connection with the case. The Court, after hearing counsel, held that it was not inclined to entertain a second anticipatory bail application. Consequently, the prayer for anticipatory bail was rejected, leaving the petitioners without bail relief.

Issues considered

What is the propriety of entertaining a second anticipatory bail application in the same criminal matter?

Subjects

anticipatory bail
criminal procedure
bail application
second application
rejection

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89597 of 2025
                    Arising Out of PS. Case No.-258 Year-2025 Thana- MAJHAULIA District- West Champaran
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               1.    Gaudi Devi Wife of Yoga Paswan @ Joga Paswan R/V -Majharia Sheikh,
                     Ward No 06, PS- Majhauliya, Dist -West Champaran
               2.   Yoga Paswan @ Joga Paswan Son of Late Bhadai Paswan R/V -Majharia
                    Sheikh, Ward No 06, PS- Majhauliya, Dist -West Champaran
               3.   Priyanka Devi Wife of Manoj paswan R/V -Majharia Sheikh, Ward No 06,
                    PS- Majhauliya, Dist -West Champaran
               4.    Kabita Kumari @ Kajal Kumari Daughter of Yoga Paswan @ Joga Paswan
                     R/V -Majharia Sheikh, Ward No 06, PS- Majhauliya, Dist -West Champaran
                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
                    The State of Bihar
                                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                    Appearance :
                    For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Anuj Kumar
                    For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad
                    ======================================================
                    CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                          ORAL ORDER

2    18-02-2026                    1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and

                      learned APP for the State.

                                   2. This is the second attempt of the petitioners to seek

                      anticipatory bail, the Court is not inclined to entertain the

                      second anticipatory bail application of the petitioners.

                                   3. The        prayer   of   the    petitioners      for   second

                      anticipatory bail stands rejected accordingly.


                                                  (Satyavrat Verma, J)
vikash/-

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